VietNamNet Bridge – We were in the mood for good southern food last week when we stumbled on to Mon Ngon Sai Thanh (Saigon Cuisine), a newly-opened restaurant in Ha Noi.

The power provided to the entire lighting system of an industrial zone (IZ) is derived from a waste-to-energy plant, while processed and packaged straw residue is sold for VND60,000 per kilo. 

 Vietnam, Iran explore economic partnership potential, Batches of catfish exports to the U.S. to be inspected, Work starts on Vietnam’s largest textile industrial park, Vietnam inspects labor issues at electronics firms

VietNamNet Bridge - GDP is usually considered an important factor that shows the health of the economy in Vietnam.

A report by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) about the status of non-state universities is nothing new, but the schools complain they are at a disadvantage compared with state-owned schools.

The attack was brutal and sudden.After examining a young girl, a doctor in Ha Noi was explaining to her parents that she was afflicted with the rota virus and might need to be transferred to another hospital when the father went berserk.

Nguyen Thi Hai Van, head of the Employment Department of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, speaks to Dân Tri.com.vn about the Government’s decision to cut employers’ contributions to the unemployment fund.

 A series of reading activities targeting children has been launched on the HCM City Book Pedestrian Street to celebrate Vietnamese Book Day (April 21).

 A number of foreign retailers have expanding their businesses in Viet Nam in recent years, seeing large growth potential as well as opportunities in the modern retail industry.

 IBM and Five9 Viet Nam announced on Thursday they would work together on cloud services to bring cognitive computing to enterprises and organisations in Viet Nam.

 The capital that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) pledges to loan to Vietnam in fiscal year 2017 (from April 2017 to March 2018) will not differ much from the previous fiscal year.

 Individuals of State agencies and organisations should be banned from using vehicles and other assets that are presented or donated by organisations or individuals, the National Assembly Standing Committee agreed at a debate on April 20. 

 Speaker of the Republic of Korea’s National Assembly Chung Sye-kyun will lead a high-level delegation to visit Vietnam from April 24-26, the NA Committee for External Relations announced on April 20. 

 National Assembly deputies gave opinions on a list of projects and specific sums of capital allocated for projects under the middle-term public investment plan for the 2016-2020 period.

 From June, 1,900 medical services will have new price ceilings, which means the rate for many services will rise two- or three-fold, as per a recent health ministry circular.

In 2016 and the first quarter of 2017, authorities uncovered 430 cases of human trafficking, involving 600 accused and 1,500 victims. Some 85 per cent of the victims were to be sold to other countries, mainly to China 

 Amazon.com Inc's (AMZN.O) chief technology officer is working toward a day when people can control almost any piece of software with their voice.

 Julia Roberts was named People magazine's world's most beautiful woman for a record 5th time on Wednesday, but the actress said she thought her best years were yet to come.

Do you think markets are noisy, with too much hustle and hustle? Do you dislike them? If you have these thoughts, explore some well-known night markets below. You will surely find a place to visit. 

 Wind turbines are helping the Philippines diversify its energy sources beyond fossil fuels and generating not only power, but jobs, revenue and interest among thousands of curious tourists.